Leading Italian actress Valentina Cervi was only in her early twenties when she started landing major roles in internationally produced features, such as Jane_Campion's Portrait of a Lady (1996) (Cervi's first English-language role). The granddaughter of famed actor Gino_Cervi (best known for playing the communist Mayor Peppone opposite Fernandel in the Don Camillo film series), Cervi made her film debut at age ten in Carlo_Cotti's Portami la luna (1986). She went on to appear in several more films, including Mignon E Partita (1988). Cervi earned acclaim for essaying the title role in Artemisia (1997). Sandra Brennan, Rovi

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